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Job Advertisement : Retained Fire Fighter (Part Time) based in Waterford City

jobsWe are currently recruiting for the position of “Retained Fire Fighter (Part Time)” based in Waterford City.

In most circumstances a Retained Firefighter has another job / career, and provides on call cover for the Fire Service either from home, or in some circumstances from their place of work. In the event of a fire call, the Retained Firefighter will be notified, typically by pager, and he/she must respond to the Fire Station immediately.

All applicants for the position of Retained Firefighter must have the ability to respond to the fire station within 5 minutes of a call being sent to their pager, which the fire fighter carries.  In most cases this will mean being within one mile from the station when you are providing cover.

Waterford features well in latest IBAL litter results

2017-01-03_1447Kildare has been announced as the cleanest town in Ireland. The announcement was made at the Finale of the 2016 Anti-Litter League by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) in the Merrion Hotel in Dublin today.

Kildare finished ahead of Roscommon and Ashbourne, with Waterford City in fourth. A special public sculpture will be commissioned for the town to mark the achievement.

2016 saw an increase in litter levels across Ireland, especially in city areas, but almost three quarters of our towns were Clean to European Norms. The latest survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter showed Galvone in Limerick City to be bottom of its ranking of 40 towns and cities.

Temporary Road Closures – Waterford City Centre

2016-06-14_1259Notice is hereby given that Waterford City and County Council, in exercise of its powers pursuant to Section 75 Roads Act 1993, propose to close the following roads to through traffic to facilitate Waterford City Centre Public Realm Works, and the construction of new bridges at Waterside.

  • L90359 – Junction of New Street, John Street and Michael Street, Waterford City, 16th January to 26th February 2017.
  • L90362 – Waterside from junction of R708 Catherine Street to R860 Johnstown, Waterford City,  16th January to 9th April 2017.
  • Download both newspaper advertisements in full.

Reminder: We’re hiring !

Reminder: We’re hiring, with a closing date of January 12th 2017.

[ CLICK HERE FOR FORMS & PARTICULARS ]

Note : The Clerical Officer, Library Assistant, Assistant Planner and Civil Technician posts may only be applied for electronically. Please return completed application forms to the email address specified in the application forms. No letter of application, CV or written reference should accompany these forms.

General Operative application forms may be returned in hard copy (printed) to the address specified in its application form.

South Eastern nitiative expands to support 15 extra creative businesses

kcurrams-creative-corridor-boot-campWicklow Local Enterprise Office have welcomed Waterford LEO as a collaborative partner on the South Eastern Creative Corridor (SECC) initiative.

Wicklow Local Enterprise Office have welcomed Waterford LEO as a collaborative partner on the South Eastern Creative Corridor (SECC) initiative. This opens up the opportunity for 15 Waterford AV sector businesses to join the exciting programme of training, networking and events scheduled across the South East region in 2017.

The programme started last Friday 9th December in the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny with an action packed Regional Bootcamp Event facilitated by a team of expert facilitators, designed to kick start the networking and goal setting for the first 54 regional businesses. Registration is still open at www.creativecorridor.ie  and relevant businesses from within the region are urged to take this opportunity to extend their network and grow their businesses through this development and investment programme.

Monitoring of access to High Speed Broadband

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The High Speed Broadband Map 2020 [ available here ] shows where high speed broadband services area or will be provided commercially over the next five 5 years.  It also establishes where commercial operators have concrete plans to roll out high speed broadband coverage.

You can use the map to see if you will be covered by commercial operators or are in an area of the country that will be addressed by the State intervention.

The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) is actively monitoring the rollout of high speed broadband in the BLUE areas so as to ensure the accuracy of the Map.  If your house or business is in a BLUE area and you do not have access to high speed broadband, the following steps should be undertaken:

1.       Check if your premises is located in an amber or blue area by either

  • Entering your Eircode or
  • Entering your address in the search box or
  • Zooming in on the map.

2.       If your premise is in a BLUE area

If your speed checks are consistently below 30Mbps), you need to:

  • Check with ALL operators in your area to see if you can get high speed broadband.

If you cannot get a high speed broadband service, you need to:

  • Contact the Department – broadband@dccae.gov.ie
  • Include your eircode, a copy of your line speed check results and confirmation of the operators you have contacted.

3.       Subject to your permission, the Department will then:

i.            Raise the query with participating operators whose commercial plans are on the high speed broadband map.

ii.            If commercial plans are yet to materialise, provide you with an approximate timeframe for the availability of high speed broadband to your premises.

Where commercial plans have been rolled out and it is established High Speed Broadband is not available to your premise, nor will it be available from any other operator on a commercial basis, your premise will be included in the AMBER area (Intervention Area).

1916 Commemorations come to a close with unveiling of commemorative monuments

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After a busy commemorative year with over 80 events reflecting the 1916 Rising, Waterford’s commemorations will conclude on Thursday, December 22nd with the unveiling of permanent memorials in both Waterford City and Dungarvan.

Reflecting on the 2016 programme, Chairman of the Commemoration Committee Ger Crotty commented “We were particularly pleased with the input from the wider community to the Waterford Commemoration Programme and that includes schools, tidy towns groups, history groups, community groups and youth groups.

There really was something for everyone in the 2016 calendar of events. Along with the dignified flag raising and civic ceremonies, projects from the artistic and Irish language communities including film, theatre, writing and music were very exciting and enhanced the contribution to cultural expression of the 2016 Commemoration in Waterford.”

He went on to say “An open invitation is extended to the general public to the unveiling of both memorials which will take place at The Bishop’s Palace at 11.00 a.m. and the Lookout in Dungarvan at 2.30p.m. on Thursday to mark the culmination of a truly remarkable and memorable centenary commemoration of 1916”.

Dervla Murphy film to broadcast on RTÉ

The documentary film ‘Who is Dervla Murphy?’ will be broadcast on RTÉ One television on Thursday 22nd December  2016 at 11.20pm.

The film which was produced and commissioned by Mixed Bag Media Ltd in association with the Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council features exclusive footage of Dervla Murphy, Ireland’s most prolific travel writer at her home in Lismore and with her family abroad providing a rare insight into Dervla’s home life.

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The programme features interviews with her daughter Rachel, broadcaster and travel writer Manchán Magan, publisher John Murray and actor and writer Michael Palin.

Arts Officer, Margaret Organ says ‘This documentary has been succesful on the national and international film circuit as the subject of Dervla Murphy continues to enthral people. Mixed Bag Media have been tireless in their efforts to bring this film to audiences world wide and we are proud to be associated with it.’

Wear Red to Work Day this Friday the 16th

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The Mayor, Cllr. Adam Wyse, along with Council staff will wear red on Friday next December 16th for the WLR FM ‘Be a little star’ Wear Red Day.

Companies, business and schools from all over the city and county are signed up to take part with all donations collected going to help the needy in Waterford and West Waterford through the St. Vincent de Paul. If you wish to get involved sign up through www.christmasappeal.ie